Inner-city resistance to higher-density housing has diverted most of Sydney’s population growth, driven largely by non-white migrants, to the outer suburbs. The result is a racially divided city.
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A planning strategy for Australia’s first multi-city region, home to nearly one in four Australians, is being developed. So what’s the thinking behind creating an integrated network of six cities?
Growing fresh produce on the outskirts of a city reduces food miles and increases food security. But the foodbowls next to our our big cities are fast losing their land to urban growth.
When a city gets to a certain size, it starts to make sense to have multiple centres of activity, and three are planned for Sydney. So what needs to be done to bring the city closer to this goal?
Central City 2048 proposes one new rail line, three metro lines and almost 300,000 extra jobs for the new CBD, one of three proposed for metropolitan Sydney. Clearly, the investment needed is massive.
The Greater Sydney metropolis is envisaged as having three CBDs by mid-century, but an assessment of the proposed Central City around Parramatta shows how much work is needed to make that a reality.
In Sydney, a ‘latte line’, that runs from the airport to Parramatta and up to the northwest, divides white-collar jobs from blue-collar jobs. This perpetuates inequality.
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Professor of Urban Planning, Western Sydney University
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Professor in Urbanism and Infrastructure, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Urban Planning, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney
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Professor of Planning and Director of Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Transport, University of Sydney
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Senior media manager, Greater Cities Commission, Art Gallery NSW
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Associate Professor of Property, UNSW